expatiate
Example Sentences
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Do not be afraid to expatiate on all the ways you are a bigger person — there are probably lots!
From Washington Post
We took long walks in the botanical garden in the Bronx, where he could expatiate on every species of fern.
From The Guardian
When the question is general enough, they move quickly from answering it to expatiating on general themes.
From Washington Post
Groucho expatiated on Lear’s relationship to his daughters.
From The New Yorker
The emotional temperature in the room changes when this imposing paterfamilias begins expatiating with contempt on Aaron’s plan.
From New York Times
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